Keppel Tapped to Build $126M Rig
Sinvest ASA of Norway has, through a subsidiary of its wholly owned Singapore company Deep Drilling Invest Pte. Ltd., exercised an option with Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS) to build another KFELS Super B class jackup at $126 million on the back of rising deep gas drilling activities. Their decision came after successfully raising funds through a convertible loan to facilitate the exercise of one of the company’s construction options for deep gas drilling. In February 2004, the Skeie…
Sembcorp Wins $121M Rig Deal
Pacific Class 375 Deep Drilling Offshore Jack Up Rig. Offshore ASA in May 2004 and which the later has now decided to exercise. contract takes effect in June 2005. with delivery scheduled in the second quarter of 2007. a wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Shipyard. water. It has accommodation for 120 men. Mr T. up rig with us. will be built is proving to be spot on. short span of one year since the launch of this design in early 2004. performance requirements. added Mr Ong. Mr C. construction of our first jack up unit to be delivered in the second quarter of 2006. our abilities to provide first class drilling equipment to our international clients. track record in the building and servicing of jack-up and semi-submersible rigs.
Keppel FELS to Deliver KFELS Super B Class Jackup
Lady Sponsor Mrs Evelynn Worum (centre, in red) names Deep Driller 3 as Mr Michael Chia, Executive Director of Keppel FELS (to the right of Mrs Worum) and Mr Choo Chiau Beng, Chairman & CEO of Keppel O&M (extreme right) look on. Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on course to deliver another KFELS Super B Class jackup drilling rig to repeat customer, Sinvest ASA (Sinvest) on time and within budget. Mrs Evelynn Worum, Lady Sponsor and wife of Mr Geir Worum, Chairman of Sinvest, named the rig Deep Driller 3 at a ceremony on 14 October 2006 at Keppel FELS. The jackup drilling rig is the second of five KFELS Super B Class rigs that Keppel FELS is constructing for Sinvest. The first rig, Deep Driller 2, was delivered on time in April 2006.
Hardy Wins Contract for Indian Offshore Development
Hardy Oil and Gas recently announced that its subsidiary, Hardy Exploration & Production Inc., has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Sinvest ASA (the Deep Drilling Invest Group) for the drilling of two wells on the CY-OS2 block, OilVoice reports. The contract term is for a period of two wells, with an estimated duration of around 130 days. The contract is targeted to commence in the second quarter of 2006, drilling to depths of 3,500 m. subsea at a cost of approximately $24 million. The drilling will be performed by Premium Drilling with the unit Deep Drilling I, a new Baker Marine 375 'Pacific Class' jackup designed to work in up to 375 ft. water depths that is currently under construction at PPL Shipyard in Singapore.
